Month: April 2019

Credit: Eisner Awards Press Release Comic-Con International is proud to announce the nominations for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards 2019. The nominees are for works published between January 1 and December 31, 2018 and were chosen by a blue-ribbon panel of judges. Once again, this year’s nominees in 31 categories reflect the wide range

Credit: Gary Frank/Brad Anderson/Rob Leigh (DC) Press Release GEOFF JOHNS AND GARY FRANK’S DOOMSDAY CLOCK PART ONE IS COMING THIS OCTOBER Part One of Watchmen Sequel Available This October, Part Two to Follow Summer of 2020 Today, DC announced plans to collect Geoff Johns and Gary Frank’s DOOMSDAY CLOCK into two parts beginning this October.

Credit: Christian Ward (Rebellion) Laurel Sils Credit: Rebellion A cult is targeting Psi-Judges on the streets of Mega City-One, and an unlikely duo have been assigned to investigate: Judges Mei Yin and Cassandra Anderson. Yin’s a veteran but doesn’t play well with others, while Anderson is only in her second year as a full-Eagle Judge.

Credit: DC Entertainment DC’s celebration of 80 years of Batman and 1000 issues of Detective Comics helped the comic book Direct Market make solid sales gains in March over last year, and sales for the first quarter of 2019 are up nearly 8% compared to 2018. Credit: DC Entertainment The all-star, 96-page, $9.99 Detective Comics #1000

Credit: Marvel Studios Credit: Marvel Studios Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Endgame opened in North America Thursday evening with a record-setting $60 million take, according to Box Office. That eclipses their fellow Disney film Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which in 2015 earned $57m from domestic Thursday previews – however, adjusted for inflation, that 2015-era $57m roughly

Credit: Michael Avon Oeming/Taki Soma (IDW Publishing) Greetings, ‘Rama readers! Ready for your pellets? Best Shots has you covered, with this week’s Rapid-Fire Reviews! Let’s kick off with Cantankerous C.K. Stewart, who takes a look at Thanos… Credit: Jeff Dekal (Marvel Comics) Thanos #1 (Published by Marvel Comics; Review by C.K. Stewart; ‘Rama Rating: 7

Credit: Marvel Studios Thanos universe-shattering ‘snap’ can now be felt in your Google searches. Coinciding with the release of Avengers: Endgame, Google has added a Thanos easter egg to their search engine. In Google, search for the word ‘Thanos’. Once your results show up, click on the Infinity Gauntlet that should be shown in the

Credit: Marvel Studios/Sony Pictures Peter Parker’s most famous uncle may not be around for Spider-Man: Far From Home (besides that suitcase), but judging by how his relationships with other characters are being defined in the lead-up to the film, he’ll have more than enough stand-ins – including his comic book foe Mysterio, who acts as

Credit: Alterna Comics ACTUAL ROGER #4 (OF 5)(W) Hank Tucker (A/CA) Hank TuckerSidekick? Publicity stunt? Decoy? Doesn’t matter now because 9-year-old, low-flying Roger Beaman’s on the run! Chased by a rabid “do-gooder”, a crazed ex-sidekick (whose secret power would chill the blood of any parent, teacher or toy manufacturer), and worst of all, stalked by

Credit: Marvel Studios Online movie ticket retailer Fandango has announced that Avengers: Endgame has sold more tickets than any other movie the service has ever offered, beating out previous record holder, 2015’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Fandango did not disclose how the number of tickets sold translates to box office dollars, nor the specific

Credit: Albatross Funnybooks GRUMBLE #8 (OF 5)(W) Rafer Roberts (A/CA) Mike Norton, Marissa LouiseEddie has finally found a way to turn human again; it’s too bad the cure is lodged inside Jimmy the Keeper, human warehouse and uptight snob! Making matters worse, Tala wants to keep the cure for herself, even if it means that

Credit: AHOY Comics BRONZE AGE BOOGIE #4(W) Stuart Moore, Tyrone Finch (A) Alain Mauricet (A/CA) Alberto PonticelliIt’s genre-mashup madness as martial artist Jackson Li learns the dark secret of the Martians, while teen barbarian Brita hurtles toward a strange cosmic destiny in “You Are A Magnet, I Am Steel!” Also: The final (?) fate of

Daniel Kibblesmith Credit: Daniel Kibblesmith Credit: Arthur Adams (Marvel Comics) Daniel Kibblesmith is a man of many talents, from his comedic writing as one of the staff of Late Show with Stephen Colbert, writing children’s books about Santa and his husband, and getting to take the reins of Spider-Man, Deadpool, Black Panther, and launching a

Credit: Marvel Studios Light spoilers ahead for Avengers: Endgame. Along with the Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, Avengers: Endgame features what apparently consitutes the first openly gay character in a Marvel Cinematic Universe film, in a cameo from co-director Joe Russo. Russo has a small non-superhero cameo as an openly gay man in a support group for

Credit: Audible One of Stan Lee’s final projects has been revealed, with the audio drama Stan Lee’s Alliances: A Trick of Light set for release this June on Audible. Here’s the official description of A Trick of Light, which features Lee’s voice as well as his writing: “Stan Lee’s Alliances: A Trick of Light, written

Credit: 20th Century Fox Dark Phoenix, the final film of 20th Century Fox’s core X-Men film franchise, has been assigned a June 6 release date in China, according to Variety. This means the film will land in China one day ahead of its official North American theatrical release. Dark Phoenix was originally planned for a February 14

Credit: Tomm Coker (Image Comics) Credit: Tomm Coker (Image Comics) Image Comics’ The Black Monday Murders is going on a hiatus due to health issues affecting co-creator/artist Tomm Coker. In a post on his Facebook page, Coker revealed an unspecified health condition he is working through that will affect the the series, whose ninth issue

Credit: Marvel Entertainment The cast of Avengers: Endgame, including original Avengers Chris Evans, Robert Downey, Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, and Jeremy Renner, came together to play a few rounds of a Pictionary-style game where each actor guessed what the others were drawing from Avengers-related clues administered by Endgame directors the Russo Bros.

Credit: Nobrow Press SKIP GN(W) Molly Mendoza (A) Molly MendozaIn this epic tale of friendship, compassion, and growth, Molly Mendoza’s stunning art and gripping storytelling immerses you in alternate world filled with mystical creatures and dazzling landscapes. When Bloom is thrown from their world, and Gloopy is exiled from their own, the two youngsters find

Credit: Epix Epix has released a new trailer for the Batman prequel Pennyworth – along with confirmation that the series will debut July 28. Take a look: [embedded content] Set in the 1960s, Pennyworth follows the espionage career of future Wayne family butler Alfred Pennyworth (played by Jack Bannon). The 10-episode first season also includes

Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics The Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Disney theme park area isn’t open yet, but starting now, fans can get a glimpse inside the Black Spire Outpost, the theme park area’s centerpiece, through writer Ethan Sacks and artist Will Sliney’s comic book of the same name. With Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge #1

Credit: CBS Press Release Nickelodeon and CBS Television Studios announced the greenlight of a new animated “Star Trek” series to be developed by Emmy Award winners Kevin and Dan Hageman (“Trollhunters” and “Ninjago”) and overseen for Nickelodeon by Ramsey Naito, EVP, Animation Production and Development, Nickelodeon. Debuting exclusively on Nickelodeon, the series expands the “Star Trek”

Credit: Marvel Studios Credit: Marvel Studios Avengers: Endgame has already garnered a record-breaking $107.2 million at China’s box office, according to early estimates from the Walt Disney Company (via The Hollywood Reporter). With Tuesday midnight screenings alone bringing in $28.2m in China, Endgame‘s day 1 Chinese total trumps the previous record-holder for biggest first day

Credit: AfterShock Comics KNIGHTS TEMPORAL #1(W) Cullen Bunn (A/CA) Fran Galan (Variants) Nat Jones, Michael RoothWhen Auguste de Riviere returned from the Crusades, he was ashamed and horrified by the things he had done. Hoping to reclaim his soul, he pledges to root out evil wherever it might be found. But when he pursued a

Credit: Mitch Gerads (DC) Credit: Mitch Gerads (DC) Spoilers ahead for Heroes in Crisis #8. If you just finished reading Heroes in Crisis #8, you’ve probably got two thoughts right now. If you’re a DC fan, the first thought, is “no, please, not Wally West.” But the next one is, why didn’t I figure this

Credit: Marvel Studios Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch actress Elizabeth Olsen has some interesting details to reveal about her upcoming Disney+ Marvel series WandaVision, which pairs her character with Paul Bettany’s Vision for their own solo show. Speaking to Variety at the Avengers: Endgame premiere, Olsen said that the series will draw on multiple comic book stories,